thedixitjain AgenTeam Add Role
Add a new team member from a natural language description.
Process
1. Auto-Init Guard
Check for .agenteam/config.yaml, .agenteam.team/config.yaml, or legacy
agenteam.yaml. If all are missing:
- Create config dir:
mkdir -p .agenteam - Copy the template:
cp <plugin-dir>/templates/agenteam.yaml.template .agenteam/config.yaml - Set the team name to the project directory name
- Generate agents:
python3 <runtime>/agenteam_rt.py generate
2. Parse Intent
Extract role details from the user's natural language request. Examples:
- "Add a performance tuning engineer" ->
name:
performance_engineer, focus: profiling + optimization - "I need a security auditor on the team" ->
name:
security_auditor, focus: vulnerabilities + auth - "Add a docs writer that maintains README and API docs" ->
name:
docs_writer, focus: documentation, write_scope:docs/** - "Add a DevOps engineer for CI/CD" ->
name:
devops_engineer, focus: pipelines + deployment
Infer as much as possible from the description:
| Field | How to infer |
|---|---|
name |
Snake_case from the role title |
description |
From user's description |
responsibilities |
3-5 items inferred from the role's domain |
participates_in |
Match to pipeline stages: research, strategy, design, plan, implement, test, review |
can_write |
Yes if the role creates/modifies files; no if it only analyzes |
write_scope |
Infer from what the role writes (docs, src, tests, configs) |
model |
Omit to inherit platform default. If the user requests a pin, inspect codex debug models and choose only from the live catalog. Use evaluation evidence to justify a strong model for demanding analysis or a smaller model for bounded worker tasks. Model is a personal override — share-config strips it. |
reasoning_effort |
high for analysis roles, medium for execution/writing roles |
system_instructions |
Generate focused instructions from the role's domain |
3. Team Size Check
Before confirming, count the current roles:
python3 <runtime>/agenteam_rt.py roles list
- 7-12 roles: No warning. This is the productive range.
- 13+ roles: Warn the user:
"Your team will have [N] roles. Teams above 12 can increase coordination
overhead and make role selection harder. Consider extending an existing
role's
system_instructionsinstead. Proceed anyway? (yes / cancel)"
Also check: if the team will have more than 6 roles, note:
"Codex defaults to 6 concurrent agent threads. To run more agents in
parallel, set agents.max_threads in your Codex config.toml."
4. Confirm with User
Present the inferred role as a summary and ask for confirmation:
Here's your new team member:
Name: performance_engineer
Focus: Profiling, bottleneck analysis, optimization
Stages: review, implement
Writes to: src/** (optimization patches)
Model: inherited default (or `gpt-5.4` if you want to pin it)
System instructions:
You are the performance engineer on an AgenTeam. Your primary job is
to identify bottlenecks and optimize critical paths...
Add to team? (yes / adjust)
If the user says "adjust" or requests changes, update the fields and re-confirm. Do not ask field-by-field -- keep it conversational.
5. Write to Config
Read the current .agenteam/config.yaml (or legacy agenteam.yaml) and add the new role under roles:.
Write the full role block including:
descriptionresponsibilitiesparticipates_incan_writeandwrite_scope(if applicable)modelandreasoning_effortparallel_safe(true for read-only roles, false for writers unless scoped)system_instructions
If the role participates in a pipeline stage, also add it to the
appropriate pipeline.stages[].roles list.
6. Regenerate Agents
python3 <runtime>/agenteam_rt.py generate
7. Confirm
Show the user:
- The generated agent file:
.codex/agents/<name>.toml - How to use it immediately:
- Codex App:
@ateam ask <name> to <task> - Codex CLI:
$ateam:assign <name> "<task>"
- Codex App:
- Reminder: "Edit
.agenteam/config.yamlanytime to adjust this role."
Source: hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins → plugins/yimwoo/codex-agenteam/skills/add-member/SKILL.md